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Cade’s expression grew sad "I was ruthless with you because I needed to see you Had to have you in iven your past"

"It’s justhard for ht and know everything’s handled, and I’m not just a responsibility to you Not financially or ee of my own life, you know?" She looked around Star’s shabby aparte of Star, really I pay her two hundred a month to sleep on her couch when I’ on her"

"I’m sure Star doesn’t look at it that way," Cade said "She’s helping a friend And I bet she loves the coht think, Kylie, you’re wonderful to be around You’re caring and kind and utterly loving And my life isn’t the same if you’re not in it"

She looked into his blue, blue eyes, and then down at the check clutched in her hand "Thishelps," she ad to use this money to pay for Nana Sloane’s next year of care and couch surf with Star untilher against him He pulled the check from her hand and set it down on the floor Then, he had her breasts pushed against his chest and his arms around her waist and his ht he’d kiss her

"What’s that?" she asked, feeling breathless at his nearness

"I know this great townhouse in Manhattan with a very lonely bachelor who’s looking for a rooe very reasonable rates if he can find the right wo to put up with him and all his money" His mouth crooked "See, he travels a lot, so he needs to know that his girl won’t be too lonely when he’s gone"

"I i her own job," Kylie said breathlessly, heart thudding "So she could pay her portion of the rent"

"That sounds perfect," Cade said "He’s going to want rent on the first of every ood"

"What kind of perks?"

"Well, he likes his coffee black I hear it’s very iot a pink roadster he doesn’t knohat to do with, a really big bed, and a really great shower No grand piano, though"

She giggled, thinking about his first hotel room with the absurd piano

"But if it’s iet one," Cade continued "And best of all, he has good contacts at a lot of local hospitals and nursing homes so he’s sure he can help her find the perfect one for her relative to stay in and be co a billionaire who made his money on medical patents"

"He sounds ideal," Kylie murmured His mouth was so close to hers She wanted him to kiss her Hell, she wanted to throw him down on the couch and make love to him

"I wouldn’t say he’s completely ideal," Cade told her "He’s a workaholic and a bit pigheaded froled "He does, indeed"

"But he loves you very, veryto do whatever it takes to ensure that you feel coing you rent and insisting you work instead of using his money, then that’s what he’ll do" Cade’s eyes were so blue as he gazed at her "Say you’ll come home with me"

Kylie was terrified Terrified that this would be a mistake, but even more terrified that Cade would walk out the door and she’d never see hiain?"

"I love you," he told her, leaning in and brushing his lips over hers "And rent’s five hundred a ain "That’s a lot of money just to couch surf"

"Ah, but I have a really awesoain "And an awesoainst her own, only to pull back a moment later as he continued "And an awesome kitchen Really, I’er, slower, sweeter "Butonly if I’ain Kylie blinked rapidly "I love you So much"